Package of snap-fasteners.



W. E. ELLIOTT. PACKAGE 0F SNAP FASTENERS.

APPLlCATlON FILED MAR. 2&1916.

Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

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WILLIAM E. ELLIOTT, 0F GRAN D RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICANBUTTON & FASTEN'ER COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

PACKAGE 0F SNAP-FASTENERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

Application filed March 28, 1916. Serial No. 87,214.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, WILLIAM E. ELLIOTT, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packagesof Snap-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame. This invention relates to packages of snap fasteners of the type,comprising two separable parts, which is commonly used upon articles ofwearing apparel. One object of the invention is to devise a package ofsnap fasteners mounted upon a narrow strip of flexible material in sucha way that a large number of fasteners are positioned with their partsin alinement upon opposite sides of the mounting strip and thus may becarried to an attaching machine wherein the parts of the fasteners maybe consecutively stripped from the mounting strip with the operation ofthe machine and attached to articles of wearing apparel.

In another aspect, the invention provides a novel package of a series ofsnap fasteners occupying a small space and adapted to be transferred inthis form to an attaching machine.

A feature of the invention relates to the provision of a mounting stripfor snap fasteners arranged to retain one element of the fastener uponthe strip by the co-action of the strip with said part of the fastenerand to retain the other element of the fastener upon the strip by itsco-action with the first part when dispdsed upon the opposite side ofthe strip from the first-mentioned part and secured thereto in the usualfashion.

The invention will be readily understood from a consideration of thefollowing specification in which is described one precise embodimentthereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1shows a package containing a large number of snap fasteners mountedconsecutively upon a. narrow mounting strip.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of one type of fastener which may be used;and Fig. 3 is a perspective view somewhat en larger]. of a' portion ofthe mounting strip having av number of fasteners secured thereon.

Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the severalviews of the drawing.

The mount on which the fasteners are secured consists, preferably, of athin, narrow. elongated strip of paper 1, which is flexible and may beeasily rolled into small compass. This strip of paper is provided withsubstantiallyequally spaced perforations 9 and preferably one or moreradial slits 10 are formed around these perforations in order to allowthe insertion of a member having a slightly greater diameter than thenormal diameter of the opening without tearing the paper. The snapfasteners used are of any preferred type. I have shown one type in thedrawing though it is to be understood that the specific construction ofthe fastener used is not material to this invention. The fastenerillustrated consists of two separable parts, one of which includes abase 2v having projecting centrally therefrom a rounded head 3 connectedto the base by a neck portion 8 of reduced diameter. The perforationsare preferably formed of such a size that their diameter is slightlvless than the diameter of the rounded head 3 of the fasteners. Onaccount of the radial slits provided adjacent the perforations, however,this enlarged head may be readily pushed through the opening in thestrip of paper,

whereupon the paper will spring back into place and engage the reducedneck portion thereby to hold this element of the fastener in positionupon the strip. The opposite member of the fastener consists of acuplike body 4 of circular outline. a hole being formed at its centerfor the passage of the head 3 over which hole an inclosing member 5 ispositioned into which the head may enter. The member 5 is slotted ateither side to permit the passage of arms 6 formed atthe extremities ofa spring 7 of wire and received within the member 4 of the fastener,these arms engaging against the reduced neck 8 below the head 3 andyieldingly holding the parts of the fastener together.

Inmounting fasteners of this or any other similar type on the strip thehead 3 is forced through the strip, the base 2 lying at one side of thestrip while the head 3 is on the oppositeside and in position to receivethe other member of the fastener. It should be noted that this elementof the fastener is retained in position upon the strip, as previouslydescribed, by the co-action of the paper with the reduced neck portionof the fastener and may, therefore, be left in this relation until itbecomes desirable to attach the other element of the fastener. The otherelement is then attached to the strip by causing it to engage theupstanding head in its customary fashion and isretained upon the striponly byvirtue of such engagement. A large number of'these fasteners areattached in this manner consecutively on the strip as indicated in Fig.3 and the strip With the attached fasteners is Wound into a package likea belt with the heads of the fasteners projecting toward the inside ofthe roll, the resulting package occupying comparatively little space:and being easily unwound as it is fed to a machine which uses fastenersof this character, itfbeing: understood that as the strip goes to themachine the fastener parts are separated from. each other and from thestrip and guided into suitable raceways which carry them'to the articlesto which they are to be attached. without destroying the mounting strip.

1 claim t-- 1. A package of two-part snap fasteners arranged in aseries, comprising a narrow, thin, elongated strip of paper, and aplurality of snap fasteners each comprising two elements, one of theelements being constructed with a base and'an upstanding head having anenlarged portion connected to said base by a neck portion of lessersize, the head portions of. said' elements being passed through saidstrip in consecutive spaced relation, said strip being provided topicsof this patent may be obtained for with radial slits surrounding thepoint at which the head portions are passed through the strip wherebythese elements may be inserted in the strip without danger of tearingthe same and are retained therein by engagement of the strip with theneck of the fastener, the other elements of said fasteners beingarranged to pass over the head portions of the first named elements andresiliently engage the neck portions, said strip with the fastenersmounted therein being wound in a roll. 7

2. A package of the character described, comprising a narrow, thin,elongated strip of paper provided with a series of substantially equallyspaced perforations, radial slits in said paper around saidperforations, a plurality of snap fasteners each comprising twoelements, one of the elements being constructed with a base and anupstanding head having an enlarged portion and a neck portion of lessersize and the other element being arranged to pass over the head portionof said fastener and resiliently engage. its neck portion, saidperforations being of slightly less diameter than. the diameter of theenlarged portion of the head ofthe fasteners, said first-named elementshaving their head portions pushed through the perforations in said stripof paper-wherein they are retained by the paper, said other ele-. mentsbeing engaged with the projecting head portions of the fasteners wherebythey are held upon the strip, and said strip with the fasteners mountedthereon being wound in a roll. with the heads projecting toward theinside of the roll. y

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

WILLIAM E. ELLIOTT.

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